"You want to go to Taiping Taoist Temple? Are you crazy?"

Zhao Xing saw Fan Xiaodao's firm gaze and couldn't help but dissuade him. You must know that this Taiping Taoist Temple belongs to the royal family and only serves the emperor. The owner of the temple, Taiping Taoist Priest, was named a national preceptor by your majesty, and his sister is Princess Taiping.

I am also practicing in the temple. If I want to investigate Taiping Taoist Temple, who would dare to do it unless there is His Majesty's will?

Fan Xiaodao said, "If you don't try, how will you know? Besides, we are just going to understand the situation."

"That's not the Prince Consort's Mansion. If something really happens, even His Highness the Crown Prince won't be able to protect you."

Fan Xiaodao laughed, "We're not going to have a quarrel, it's just a routine investigation."

Seeing his resolute expression, Zhao Xing couldn't help but admire him and said, "You are such a bold guy!" He even dared to conclude that if the murderer was hiding in the palace, he might even dare to go to the palace to investigate.

"You go back first and wait for news from me."

Zhao Xing sighed. When Fan Xiaodao walked out not far, he hesitated for a moment and followed him. As brothers, we live and die together, advance and retreat together. Since he dared to risk his life, what did he have to fear?

Fan Xiaodao glanced at Zhao Xing and said, "I knew you would follow."

Zhao Xing said angrily, "I will collect the body for you."

Fan Xiaodao smiled and scolded: "You are really my good brother, but we are just trying our luck and not taking action. No matter what, we have to give an explanation to the Dian Cang faction, right?"

…

The Taiping Taoist Temple is located on the Wanshou Mountain in the north of the Imperial City, across a river from the Imperial Palace. Directly opposite the entrance is the Shenwu Gate. This is the royal garden of the imperial court. Although it is winter, the pines and cypresses inside are evergreen, which is quite impressive.

The two came to the door and saw a little Taoist boy standing at the door, rubbing his hands and jumping around. He was obviously very impatient with the cold weather. Before he could speak, the little Taoist boy said, "Are you two named Fan, Zhao?"

The two nodded in agreement.

The little Taoist boy said: "You are finally here. I am freezing to death. Master said that there will be distinguished guests visiting today, so I have been specially ordered to wait at the door."

"So amazing? How did he know?"

Does Taoist Taiping still have the ability to predict the future? The Taoist boy smiled and said, "Our Taoist priest said that this is a heavenly secret and must not be leaked. You two come with me!"

The two of them followed the little Taoist boy and saw that it was heavily guarded. There were Taoist priests in white robes walking through the courtyard. There were many fruit trees planted in the courtyard, and there were cranes, elk, etc. inside. From bottom to top, there were three buildings.

, blue tiles and red bricks, filled with smoke inside.

Passing through the second building complex, the little Taoist boy said: "I can only send you here. If you go further inside, I can't go in."

The two thanked them and immediately pushed the door open. There was no one in the main hall, but someone yelled and cursed from the side hall, "Add more charcoal, add more charcoal! What are you afraid of? I will be responsible for anything that happens!"

When the two came to the door, they saw a Taoist priest with white eyebrows, a thin figure, and his upper body was naked. He was circling a cauldron of alchemy furnace, shouting at the boy who was lighting the fire from time to time. When the two came to the door, he looked up.

He glanced at it, ignored it, and continued: "Fan the fire! You didn't eat at noon, why are you acting like a girl?"

When the boys heard this, they immediately waved their fans vigorously.

The alchemy furnace was already burning red, white smoke was rising from the top of the furnace, and the aroma was overflowing.

The little boys shouted, "Master, is it okay?"

"Don't be lazy!"

"I have a stomach ache!"

"I need to pee!"

Seeing that the white smoke was getting thicker and thicker, several boys who were setting fire hurriedly ran out. The Taoist priest cursed, "You useless guy!" Then he said to Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xingdao, "Why are you two standing there, not helping?

Shall I add charcoal or fan the fire?"

The two of them said to themselves that they had to start working before they started talking, but it was okay to take the opportunity to build a good relationship and get close to each other so that they could talk later. So they stepped forward, one was responsible for adding fuel to the fire, and the other was responsible for fanning the wind.

Gained the strength to feed.

"Well, you two have good physical strength!" The Taoist priest looked at the two of them and nodded with satisfaction. The room was filled with a strange fragrance, which made people feel ecstatic after smelling it. After about a cup of tea, the Taoist priest finally

Suddenly he said, "You two continue here, I'll go out and get some fresh air!"

After that, he quickly ran out.

Outside the door, the little Taoist boy said, "Master, why are you out too?"

Taoist priest Baimei said, "I'm also afraid of death. I want to make another mistake..."

Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing saw that the alchemy furnace was burning hot and was in danger of exploding at any time. Zhao Xing suddenly said, "It's not good!" When the two saw this, they ran out.

boom!

An explosion blew off the roof of the side hall.

Fortunately, the two of them ran away in time, but when they came out, their faces and bodies were pitch black and they were very embarrassed.

The white-browed Taoist priest said angrily, "It's okay, it's okay, I can run fast."

Fan Xiaodao said dissatisfied, "Aren't you cheating on me?"

But Bai Mei said distressedly, "A furnace full of medicinal materials is worth three hundred taels of silver. You two burned it to death for me, and the roof was lifted off by me. It would be great if I didn't ask you to compensate, but you still blame me."

Come?"

The two of them were stunned, "There is still such an operation?"

The little Taoist boy said: "Nothing wrong!"

Taoist Priest Baimei looked at the two people's costumes and said, "You two are not from the Taoist temple, are you? Why are you here?"

Fan Xiaodao stepped forward, cupped his fists, and saluted, "We are the policemen from the Six Gates of the Capital City, and we have come specially to pay homage to Taoist Taiping!"

Taoist priest Baimei said, "Are you looking for my senior brother?"

The two of them were stunned, "Aren't you Taiping Taoist Priest?"

Taoist Priest Baimei said, "When did I say that I was Taoist Taiping? It was you two who came here to cause trouble indiscriminately!"

The little Taoist boy said: "This is our master, Taoist Master Baimei. He is responsible for refining alchemy. He is nicknamed Dan Chi. Taoist Master Taiping is our uncle. He usually practices in the back mountain."

Fan Xiaodao was upset at being tricked by him and couldn't help but said, "Your eyebrows are so white, so you are called Taoist Baimei. When you were young, were you called Taoist Black eyebrow? If you hadn't run fast just now, I'm afraid you would be called Wumei now."

Are you a Taoist priest?"

Taoist Priest Baimei said angrily, "You beg to be beaten!"

After saying that, they were about to take action. Seeing this, the two of them said goodbye.

Taoist priest Baimei shouted, "The cost of this batch will be counted on your six doors!"

The little Taoist boy said, "Master, he has left."

The white-browed Taoist priest looked at the two people's backs and asked the little Taoist boy, "Disciple, have you noticed anything?"

The little Taoist boy said: "That young catcher smells of Tianyuan Dan."

Taoist Master Baimei nodded with satisfaction, "I have been with you for a long time, and I have learned some real skills."

The Taoist boy said: "You haven't practiced this Tianyuan Pill for several years. Last time when the layman Song came here, you practiced it for him. It turned out that it was for this young man to take. However, Tianyuan Pill is an extremely hot thing.

, If it is not for the cold poison in the body, it will do a hundred harms to people but not a single benefit!"

Taoist Priest Baimei glanced at the palace, "Zhiyue, I didn't expect that your child is so old!"

…

The two came to the top of the mountain.

The terrain here is extremely high. Looking down, you can have a clear view of the entire palace. It is only fifty feet away from the Shenwu Gate.

Fan Xiaodao said: "If there is someone with accurate archery skills and deep internal strength, wait for the emperor to stop at Shenwumen one day and shoot him an arrow, haha!"

Zhao Xingxin said, this guy is so courageous that he even dares to say such things.

There was no one around except for a white-bearded Taoist priest in linen clothes. He was planting a locust tree with a shovel in his hand. The Taoist priest was digging the soil while mumbling something. Fan Xiaodao said curiously, "Old Taoist."

Why do you want to plant such an ugly tree here?"

The old Taoist priest raised his head and took a look and said: "This tree is not an ordinary tree. It is called Dragon Crouching Head. It has a great background and will be of great use in the future."

Fan Xiaodao said, "In my opinion, apart from being more convenient when hanging, it has no great use."

The old Taoist said, "Who says it's not the case?"

Having learned from the past, Fan Xiaodao also learned a lot and said, "May I ask how to get to Taoist Taiping's mansion?"

The old Taoist leader said, "Go east along here, turn right after a fork, then turn right at the next fork, turn right at the third and fourth forks, and you're here."

Fan Xiaodao said, "Thank you!"

Fan Xiaodao took Zhao Xing and returned the same way.

Zhao Xing asked, "Why don't you go?"

Fan Xiaodao said, "That white-bearded old Taoist is Taoist Taiping."

"Then you don't ask about the cat demon?"

Fan Xiaodao said, "He only glanced at me and seemed to know my inner thoughts clearly. It felt like you were taking off your clothes and being stared at. If I stay any longer, I'm afraid that even I

Wherever our ancestors’ graves are buried, we have to tell them.”

Zhao Xingdao said, "You are not a woman. Even if you take off your clothes, who will see you?"
To be continued...